Pilot hurt after small plane crashes south of Stony Plain

A pilot suffered minor injuries after his plane crashed in a field southwest of Edmonton on Tuesday.

The pilot of a small plane was injured after he crashed and landed upside down on Tuesday south of Stony Plain near the North Saskatchewan River.

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RCMP told CTV News Edmonton the plane crashed near Range Road 12 and Township Road 505. The pilot was landing at an air strip 20 kilometres south of the town when he clipped a barbed wire fence, flipping the plane over, police said.

RCMP responded to a beacon, Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said Tuesday afternoon. Officers in a police helicopter spotted the crashed plane, he said.

The pilot suffered minor injuries and didn’t need to be taken to hospital after being cleared by paramedics.

Stony Plain is 35 kilometres west of Edmonton.